Second City Toronto

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Running for decades, Second City has nightly improv and sketch-comedy shows that'll have you laughing all night long. Big-name comedians such as Catherine O'Hara and Mike Myers got their start here. Its training center, the John Candy Box Theatre, presents shows by students and budding comics with prices to match; the entrance is around the corner on Blue Jays Way.


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